LITURGY

Where does faith reside? (and does it matter?)

April 22, 2014

 

Where does faith reside?

Love and hate rest

together in the heart

Fear abides in the stomach

and on the back of my neck.

But,​​ where does​​ faith​​ reside?

Is it in my mind

mixed with all the knowledge learned?

Does it dwell in my heart

living alongside love and joy and sorrow?

Or anger?

Is it a filter on my eyes,

letting me see what it wants?

Or,​​ is it behind​​ the optic nerve

interpreting the images for me?​​ 

Does faith reside​​ somewhere

in my organs

filtering out the impurities of my life?

Is it in my veins or arteries​​ as

a​​ part of the blood stream

flowing from point to point

and leaving small elements of living​​ 

wherever they are needed?

Or,​​ does faith reside in​​ 

my nervous system

causing me anxiety​​ and pain?

Maybe it is in the spine

keeping me upright

and sending out orders

to my arms and my legs.

What is faith​​ 

and where does​​ faith​​ reside?

 

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